Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s teachings today as they said goodbye to their self-proclaimed messiah and “True Father,” whose death earlier this month shed light again on his controversial religious and business empire.

Tens of thousands of tearful mourners have gathered for the funeral of the Rev Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the controversial Unification Church who built a multi-billion business empire stretching from the Korean Peninsula to the United States.

The Unification Church declared 13 days of mourning today for its controversial founder the Rev Sun Myung Moon.